He triggered the forfeiture clause.

And so, as of midnight the night before last, the ownership of the entire Abernathy estate — the mansion, the land, all of it — has transferred, completely and irrevocably, to you.”

The world stopped.

I gripped the edge of my little kitchen table with my free hand, certain I had misheard, certain I was dreaming.

“To me,” I said.

“Mr.